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* Home made toilet waters - there are vasrious styles including lavender toilet water and rose toilet water.<ref name="homemade"/>
* Home made toilet waters - there are vasrious styles including lavender toilet water and rose toilet water.<ref name="homemade"/>
* Honey water<ref name="Groom329"/> - an old-time English toilet water. The British Pharmaceutical Codex gives the formula.<ref> Hiss, p. 915 </ref>
* Honey water<ref name="Groom329"/> - an old-time English toilet water. The British Pharmaceutical Codex gives the formula.<ref> Hiss, p. 915 </ref>
* Jasmine toilet water - made with spirits of cologne, jasmine, and alcohol.<ref> [http://chestofbooks.com/food/household/Housekeeper-Encyclopedia/Toilet-Ideas-Part-2.html Toilet Water ideas] </ref>
* [[Kananga Water]] - is a "holy water" used for purification in revival ceremonies.<ref> [http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/papers/RecentJCwords.html#k kananga water ] </ref>
* [[Kananga Water]] - is a "holy water" used for purification in revival ceremonies.<ref> [http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/papers/RecentJCwords.html#k kananga water ] </ref>
* Lavender water<ref name="Groom329"/> - a formula called "upper Ten" consists of 1 fluid ounce of oil of lavender, 8 fluid ounces of of deodorized alcohol, 3 fluid ounces of of [[rose water]], and 80 grains of carbonate of magnesia.<ref name="Keppel154"> Keppel, p. 154 </ref>
* Lavender water<ref name="Groom329"/> - a formula called "upper Ten" consists of 1 fluid ounce of oil of lavender, 8 fluid ounces of of deodorized alcohol, 3 fluid ounces of of [[rose water]], and 80 grains of carbonate of magnesia.<ref name="Keppel154"> Keppel, p. 154 </ref>

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Bottle for toilet water

Toilet water (eau de toilette in French)[1] is an old phrase for a lightly scented perfume used as a skin freshener.[2][3] It has a high alcohol content. It is usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.[4][5] It is considered a "weak" perfume,[6] weaker than cologne.[7] Hugh C. Muldoonin submitted various toilet water formulas he called "Own-make Toilet Specialties" to the Bulletin Of Pharmacy in 1917.[8]

Toilet waters are usually named after a principal ingredient; some being Geranium Water, Lavendar Water, Lilac Water, Violet Water, Spirit of Myrcia and 'eau de Bretfeld'.[9] It is many times used as a "body splash" that is applied liberally, especially after showering.[10]

Types of alcohol based perfumes

Perfume has a mixture of about 10-20% perfume oils mixed with alcohol (acting as a diffusing agent delivering the fragrant odor) and a trace of water. Colognes have about 3-5% perfume oil mixed with 80-90% alcohol with about 5 to 15 percent water in the mix. Originally, eau de cologne was a mixture of citrus oils from such fruits as lemons, oranges, tangerines, limes, and grapefruits. These were combined with such substances as lavender and neroli (orange-flower oil). Toilet water has the least amount of perfume oil mixture among the three main liquid "perfumery" categories. It has only about 2 to 8 percent of some type of perfume oil and 60-80% alcohol dispersent with water making up the difference.[11][12] Toilet waters are a less concentrated form of these above types of alcohol based perfumes.[13][14] Traditionally cologne is usually made of citrus oils and fragrances, while toilet waters are not limited to this specification.[15][16]

Roots of men's toilet water

King of France Louis XIV (1638-1715) used a concoction of scents called "heavenly water" to perfume his shirts with toilet water. It consisted of aloewood, musk, orange flower, rose water and other spices.[17]

Roots of women's toilet water

Cleopatra seduced Mark Antony on the banks of the Berdan River using perfumes and toilet waters.[18] Wilhelmina of the Netherlands used an entire champagne bottle of toilet water in her 7 minute baths.[18] In the thirteenth century Hungarian toilet water, predecessor of eau de cologne, was produced.[19] Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) had created a fragrant oil mix with alcohol that evaporated slowly on her skin.[17]

Unigue types of toilet water

  • Carmelite water - a toilet water prepared for Charles V of France, first made in 1379 by the nuns of Carmelite abby.[20][21]
  • Eau de lavand ambre - a favorite with Spanish women who use it in their hair as well as on the skin after bathing.[22]
  • Florida Water - based on the nineteenth century formula for a commercially prepared toilet water that mixes floral essential oils. The idea of the name makes reference to the Fountain of Youth.[23]
  • Home made toilet waters - there are vasrious styles including lavender toilet water and rose toilet water.[21]
  • Honey water[12] - an old-time English toilet water. The British Pharmaceutical Codex gives the formula.[24]
  • Jasmine toilet water - made with spirits of cologne, jasmine, and alcohol.[25]
  • Kananga Water - is a "holy water" used for purification in revival ceremonies.[26]
  • Lavender water[12] - a formula called "upper Ten" consists of 1 fluid ounce of oil of lavender, 8 fluid ounces of of deodorized alcohol, 3 fluid ounces of of rose water, and 80 grains of carbonate of magnesia.[27]
  • Nosegay - distilled honey water with cloves, lavender and neroli.[28]
  • Oriental Toilet Water - an extensive list of ingredients is given in the Useful and Practical Notes section of National Druggest.[29]
  • Rose water toilet water - extract of rose 1 pint, of tuberose 1 pint, of cassia 1 pint, of jasmine 4 ounces, tincture of civet 3 ounces.[30]
  • White Rose Toilet Water - one ounce of triple extract of white rose, 3 drops of oil of rose, 3 drops of oil of rose geranium, 26 ounces of cologne spirits, and 6 ounces of hot water.[27]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Is perfume made out of toilet water?
  2. ^ The Free Dictionary definition
  3. ^ MacMillan Dictionary
  4. ^ toilet water term meaning
  5. ^ Distinguishing Colognes, Perfumes, Scents, & Toilet Waters
  6. ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary definition
  7. ^ Keithler, p. 427
  8. ^ Bulletin of pharmacy, p. 317
  9. ^ Ebert, p. 304
  10. ^ Why some perfumes are called "toilet water"
  11. ^ perfume
  12. ^ a b c Groom, p. 329
  13. ^ eau de toil definition from the online Free Dictionary
  14. ^ Thesaurus online dictionary
  15. ^ Grolier, p. 154
  16. ^ Consumer reports, pp. 409-411
  17. ^ a b Sherrow, p. 125
  18. ^ a b Current opinion, p. 93
  19. ^ Müller, p. 348
  20. ^ Booth, p. 157
  21. ^ a b Reader's Digest - Make your own Fragrance
  22. ^ Fletcher, p. 219
  23. ^ FLORIDA WATER
  24. ^ Hiss, p. 915
  25. ^ Toilet Water ideas
  26. ^ kananga water
  27. ^ a b Keppel, p. 154
  28. ^ Nosegay
  29. ^ The National druggist, Volume 42, p. 65
  30. ^ Beauty--its attainment and preservation, p. 494

Sources

  • Booth, Nancy M., Perfumes, splashes & colognes: discovering & crafting your personal fragrances, Storey Publishing, 1997, ISBN 0882669850
  • Bulletin of pharmacy, Volume 36, E.G. Swift, 1922
  • Beauty--its attainment and preservation, Butterick Pub. Co., Ltd., 1892
  • Consumer reports, Volumes 25-26, Consumers Union of United States, 1960
  • Current opinion, Volume 32, The Current Literature Publishing Co., 1902
  • Ebert, Albert Ethelbert, The Standard formulary, G.P. Engelhard & Co., 1897
  • Fletcher, Ella Adelia, Woman Beautiful, Kessinger Publishing, 1998, ISBN 0766103803
  • Grolier, The New book of knowledge, Grolier, 1986, ISBN 0717205177
  • Groom, Nigel, The new perfume handbook, Springer, 1997, ISBN 0751404039
  • Hiss, A. Emil, The new standard formulary:, G.P. Engelhard, 1910
  • Keithler, William R., The formulation of cosmetics and cosmetic specialties, Drug and Cosmetic Industry, 1956
  • Müller, Peter M., Perfumes: art, science, and technology, Springer, 1994, ISBN 0751401579
  • Sherrow, Victoria, For appearance' sake: the historical encyclopedia of good looks, beauty, and grooming, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, ISBN 1573562041
  • The National Druggist, Volume 42; H. R. Strong, 1912
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